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American Angler magazine's January/February 2007 cover.

American Angler is a magazine dedicated to the subject of fly fishing, with an emphasis on cold water fisheries, published six times a year. It bills itself as a "how to, where to" magazine focusing on technical fly-fishing informational articles and explorations of new fishing locations.[2] It is an asset of Morris Communications, which also owns publications such as Gray's Sporting Journal, Fly Tyer, and the soon-to-be-defunct Saltwater Fly Fishing.[3] Collectively, these magazines are referred to as the "Morris Group." American Angler is the third-largest fly-fishing magazine in terms of circulation, with approximately 40,000 subscribers, following Fly Fisherman and Fly Rod and Reel. It is the only magazine among those to use "perfect binding" instead of stapled pages.

Regular Features

American Angler has a number of regular columns.

"The Rant" is a reader-contributed column intended to give readers the chance to get something related to fly fishing off their chest. Past subjects have included pegged beads (a controversial form of salmon fishing), as well as conservation issues.

"Natural Reflections," an insect photography column written by Ted Fauceglia, features a different photo of a fly fishing related insect each issue.

"Headwaters" (formerly "FYI") is a news and information column.

"Expeditions" is a regular feature-article section highlighting longer trips, often to exotic locales.

"Casting" features Macauley Lord discussing techniques and improvements to the art of fly casting, written for a beginning to intermediate audience.

"Quick Fly" describes the method of tying a different fly with each issue, and is usually published in collaboration with sister-publication Fly Tyer, edited by author Dave Klausmeyer.

"Gear I Love" is another reader-penned article highlighting a favorite piece of flyfishing gear.

History

American Angler began as Fly Tyer, an in-house publication of the Dick Surette Fly Fishing Shop in North Conway, New Hampshire. The first issue was published in 1978. During the 1980s, following declining interest in fly fishing, Fly Tyer was sold and underwent several name changes. It became American Fly Tyer, then American Angler & Fly Tyer, and finally American Angler. In 1990, under more successful business management, the magazine increased to a bimonthly (six issues a year) printing schedule.

"Why American Angler? [Then-owner] Dick Stewart explained that he wanted a name that would stand out from the other fly-fishing periodicals. More important, the surveys he conducted told him that the magazine’s readers wanted practical information that they could use on their home waters. Stewart chose a title that reflected a commitment to the average American fly fisher."

In 1992, American Angler changed hands and became the flagship publication of Abenaki Publishers,[5] which moved the magazine to Bennington, Vermont. The year 1992 also saw the debut of Robert Redford's A River Runs Through It, with a corresponding boom in national attention paid to fly fishing. In 1995, then-editor Art Scheck re-launched Fly Tyer and moved with it, while Dave Klausmeyer (current editor of Fly Tyer) joined as an associate editor.

By 1999, Phil Monahan had taken over as editor of American Angler and the magazine changed hands once again, to become a part of the Morris Group.

"In a memorial piece written for Fly Tyer, Dick Stewart described Dick Surette, the founding publisher, as 'democratic to a fault, publishing articles submitted by professional and amateur alike.' That approach set the tone. While American Angler has published the work of the sport’s best-known writers, it has always been open to new voices and new ideas."

News

According to their publishers, American Angler and Saltwater Fly Fishing will be joining into one magazine as of December 2007. American Angler is expected to have an increased page count, while subscribers of Saltwater Fly Fishing will have their subscriptions transferred to the new joint publication, which will continue to be titled American Angler, but will have a standalone saltwater section.

Additionally, Saltwater Fly Fishing editor Steve Walburn announced the purchase of www.saltwaterflyfishing.com, where back issue content will be hosted.

Reader Contributions

American Angler is one of the few major fly fishing publications that regularly accepts and publishes reader contributions, in the "Gear I Love" and "The Rant" columns.

Official website

, featuring a discussion board as well as continuing content from the magazine.

Recommended links

Interviews

, a podcast interview with American Angler editor Phil Monahan.

Websites

, the official new site of Saltwater Fly Fishing and the place to find back issue content following the recently announced merger.

, fly fishing podcasts, photoblog, and online community, also including articles reprinted from American Angler.

, a daily blog for dedicated trout anglers, also featuring articles reprinted from American Angler.

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